Things Carried Forward There was a period of time when the purse lived inside a paper bag. Not a preservation box. Not tissue paper. Not behind glass. A crumpled, brown, oilpaper bag, tucked inside a steamer trunk discovered in my Nana’s old chicken coop after she died. Also inside the trunk was a…

Before Knowing Some things, some experiences, are held in the heartlong before they are held in the hand. We think about them.Assign meaning to them.Wait for the right version of ourselves to arrive first. And then sometimes, almost by accident,the body enters the conversation. The weight is…

The Exhaustion of Perpetual Translation There are spaces where we begin translatingbefore anyone has asked a question. We soften the edges.Clarify the meaning.Adjust the language until it feels easier to receive. Not because it is false,but because experience has taught uswhat happens when we do…

Congrats to all #RevPit 2026 folk! I totally missed it, but I've been nose down in my writing (and school, and work, and life). I recently finished the first draft of my slipstream and am already +2k on the speculative book in the series. More as it develops!

After It Let Go There are things we hold ontolong after they stop holding us. Not because they are still alive,but because we remember when they were. We stay.We adjust.We look for a way to remain. Even when the signals are clear. A door that does not open.An experience that moves forward without…

No Longer a Fit There are times when nothing is wrong. No conflict.No failure.Nothing to point to and say, this is why. And still, something has changed. A child grows,and the shoes that once fitbegin to press in all the wrong places. The shoes are not the problem.The child is not the problem.…

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Almost Not There are things we want to do. Small things.Quiet things. And then, just as quickly,something shifts. Not resistance, exactly.Just a soft turning away. It would be easier not to do it or not to go.To skip it, to stay.To let the moment pass. Nothing would be lost, exactly. But something…

In case you were wondering, I have 20 pages -- your eyes do not deceive you: twenty. pages! -- of my new slipstream manuscript drafted. It's the first book of a three book series. Oh, but don't fret. "Yesterday is Tomorrow" is actually (wait for it!) Book 3! Tada! Stay tuned ...

On Disconnection What is it about distraction? It’s easy to name it as the problem:a lack of focus, a wandering mind, too many inputs. But distraction is rarely the starting point. Disconnection comes first. A subtle separation from what is in front of us.From the task, the moment, the body, the…

Almost There’s something about a system that almost works. One system settles.The other needs adjustment. Again. And again. Not broken.Not unusable.Just slightly off. It keeps asking for attention. At some point, the question isn’t how to fix it. It’s whether it’s meant to settle at all.

Joy The article here isn't just for those in the C-suite or who are "the boss" at work. It's for all of us. Take a moment. Read it. Leneker is on to something. Is "work" just that? Or is it a passion? There's of course nothing wrong with working to work: doing so keeps the lights on and a morsel…

On Performance People struggle with performance. — Not performance in the obvious sense—presentations, visibility, results. Something quieter. The performance of being: clear steady collaborative in control The performance of knowing what they’re doing while they’re still figuring it out. — You…

Oh, and another thing. That WIP I have pinned at the top of my posts? It's now book 3 in a 3-book (+4th book companion) series. I'm waist-deep on the scaffolding for the first book. More as it develops.

It's been a very long time, BlueSkyers. Since last we danced, I've written a pilot screenplay and have at least 7,000 ideas in process. I started another master's program. I also set up a new website and the posts will show up in this thread. Strap in and have fun!

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The girl who loves the stars (and planets, and other things space) was out before dawn, 5:36am Eastern to be precise. You're welcome. She had a 13-year old Viszla mix, watching her back for monsters that might trundle down from the woods in the dark to snatch her mom. It was a good morning.

I was really irritated by S5 of Handmaid's Tale, but S6 is making up for it. The "under his eye" scene in E10 was good.

Thomas Dolby spoke truth. She blinded me with science. www.snexplores.org/article/how-...

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If you see me on IG, you know I'm all about the four-legged friends. So, I've done a thing. Please support and share with other pet parents. Here's an example of what you'll find at Koehler's Catches: koehlercatches.myshopify.com/products/plu...

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This conversation is not about the "people in blue" or those who "patrol the streets in their black and whites". I'm referring to the other Police. Postor from the "Ghost in the Machine" tour. #Viewpoint www.r-leadership.com/2025/06/13/a...

This site isn’t new. But it is different. What once lived here as Reconnoiter Leadership has grown into something more layered, more inward-facing, more alive. www.r-leadership.com/2025/05/31/f...

My WIP has gotten lonely this last week. I'm cheating on it with a website revamp, and not even for my fiction work! I'm a heel, a woman of ill book-repute! I'm off, filandering with my leadership website -- there, I said it and I'm not ashamed. I'll be back, dear WIP, if you'll have me.

Billie was one of my favs. This should be interesting. But I must say, I wanted more of Ncuti. #DrWho

Because Venus wants to say good morning 🪐 Make it a spectacular and interstellar week 🌠

Why, yes I did just spend 90 years scrolling in IG, laughing until I cried and my dog came to make sure I was okay, so it's going to be a fantastic rest of the afternoon.

Oh, silly #WIPSnips! You've made me go ✨vibes✨today, which sent me to a song ... youtu.be/4WT7nBGX5eU?... Sing along if you know it!

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Today is a ✨vibes✨day, #WIPSnips folks. While Mrs. Pindle didn't have a cart, she decided to "carry" what she could. #SF

I really like this description of the Heroine's Journey that @jenichappelle.bsky.social shared. And it's a flow for more than female MCs only. Check it out.

Like our #WIPSnips leaders, I too want another day off. Maybe a week? Maybe I'll go visit Aubrigette, because she had the right idea. #SF

Oh, the signs are everywhere, my #WIPSnips fam.

Going with ✨vibes✨ today. Vera has no junk but everyone has garbage, right #WIPSnips? #SF

I was away from the computer so circling round to yesterdays #WIPSnips. Sometimes, we can't believe what we're listening to ... #SF

I wrote about Aubrigette's test drive of the Caprice, but it was Uncle Ames who gave her a love of cars. That Gran Sport 👀 #WIPSnips #SF

I used AI to develop the images for my posts, so I took them down. Check the replies to my own message about my AIs development process. But I didn't get banned - I respect the #WIPPIT rules. And so should you.

My current #WIP, YESTERDAY IS TOMORROW is a #A #SF #R Before she dies for the last time, Myra Blake gives 3 gifts to her granddaughter: an inheritance beyond her wildest dreams, a frightening secret, & a story about love too crazy to be true. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY X THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE

A woman returns home and rediscovers her grandmother's old cardigan, only to realize it lets her slip into alternate versions of her life. But as she chases what might've been, her real world begins to unravel. #WIPPIT #A #MR

AD-HOC WWZ x USA25 “Our story, Cleisth’s story. You know no one is writing about this, not any of this. They are too scared. Amatta cracked down on the media first. When this is done people are going to be looking at the wreckage, wondering how we got here.” #WipPit #A #SF #T

GREEN DOT x THE GUEST SURFACE TENSION: She came for the degree, not the affair. But as Jenny deepens her studies on literary heroines who trade freedom for security, she starts living her research—under the tutelage of a professor who prefers the only revisions to her story be his. #WIPPit #A #UM

BABEL X DISHONORED 🌘Morally gray protagonist ⏳Dangerous Academia 🔮Soul-tearing magic 🦋Female rage ♟Sapphic Enemies AND lovers 📜Kill List 🏛 Ancient Rome inspired Steampunk setting #WIPPIT #A #F

-Unreliable narrator- WhatifIdon'tremember? -Unsure past- WhatifIcan'tseethewheelchair? -Unimaginable consequences- Whatiftheytellmeeverything? -Uninhibited journey- WhatifIrunaway? -Unintentional connections- WhatifIfallinlove? It's the THINGS WE CAN(NOT) #WIPPit #A #DIS #UM

Paul's missing. Police say he ran off, but his pregnant wife Abha disagrees. As she retraces his steps witnesses start dying-accidents. When she sees one firsthand, she realizes the killer isn’t human. To find the truth, Abha must pretend she's not looking for it or she’ll be next #wippit #A #H #M

🕷️💋X-MEN x BRIDGERTON A young woman with a deadly curse blackmails a thief into courting her for the summer after she catches him stealing at a high society ball 🕷1900's Los Angeles 💋Fake dating 🕷Haters to Lovers 💋Mexican-American leads 🕷They can’t kiss (or he’ll die) #WIPPIT #SPEC #R #HIST #POC